The Pleasant River Lumber family of companies has announced the acquisition of Ware-Bulter Lumber & Building Supplies.
Pleasant River Lumber owns and operates five lumber manufacturing facilities, multiple log purchasing yards, two saw filing shops and a trucking company in the state of Maine. Ware-Butler is a locally-owned operation with three retail locations in Waterville, Madison, and Livermore Falls, Maine.
“We are thrilled to work with the Brochu family to transition into this exciting new phase of Ware Butler Inc. Our management team and I will be working conjointly with the PRL team to continue to increase the value of what we already offer to our loyal customers.” Richard Giguere, President of Ware-Butler Inc.
Ware-Butler will continue to operate as a stand-alone company under Pleasant River. “We are happy to welcome everyone from Ware-Butler into our group. Ware-Butler has a great team and a very solid reputation. Our number one goal is to continue to provide the high level of service and value that Ware-Butler customers are accustomed to while utilizing our resources going forward to increase that value.” Chris Brochu, co-president of Pleasant River Lumber.
“We have been interested in expanding into retail for years and are honored to be able to join forces with such a reputable and well managed company. We believe our culture and the culture of Ware-Butler are a perfect match and that both companies will be stronger, to the benefit of our customers, by coming together. Chris and I are excited to work with Dick and his team to discuss the future and how we can expand our offerings throughout Maine.” Jason Brochu, co-president of Pleasant River Lumber.
